David Quainton

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World Cup Sober worm goes stellar

World Cup Sober worm goes stellar

The Sober worm is now infecting one in every 22 emails as its rise continues. Propagating itself on the back of emails pretending to be football World Cup tickets the Sober-N variant has now infiltrated over 40 countries.
David Quainton May 5 2005 12:06PM Security
Two million hit the Opera

Two million hit the Opera

In a further challenge to Internet Explorer’s browser hegemony Opera 8 has reached two million downloads.
David Quainton May 5 2005 11:10AM Security
Spyware - a billion dollar industry

Spyware - a billion dollar industry

The spyware industry has amassed $2 billion from installing unwanted software on computers.
David Quainton May 4 2005 3:55PM Security
AOL defends spam policy

AOL defends spam policy

AOL has turned the tables on the Florida emergency agency whose emails it is blocking. According to the ISP the blocked emails are a result of the Florida agency not processing its own emails correctly.
David Quainton May 4 2005 10:36AM Security
Emergency emails canned as spam

Emergency emails canned as spam

Emails from Florida-Emergency managers are being blocked by AOL because it detects them as spam.
David Quainton May 3 2005 5:20PM Security
Vulnerabilities becoming more common

Vulnerabilities becoming more common

Security experts are warning that exploits are becoming more common and more dangerous as they begin to affect security products as well as non-Microsoft software.
David Quainton May 3 2005 12:53PM Security
This time it's the Sober causing World Cup problems

This time it's the Sober causing World Cup problems

A new Sober worm is raising threat levels after luring fans through the offer of World Cup Football tickets.
David Quainton May 3 2005 12:08PM Security
Dictionary attack spam hits small business hard - case study

Dictionary attack spam hits small business hard - case study

Small companies of less than ten users have been experiencing spam attacks of more than one and a half million mails a day.
David Quainton Apr 29 2005 5:15PM Security
Vengeful staff computer crime culprits

Vengeful staff computer crime culprits

Current and former employees are the biggest threat to computer security, according to the head of the Metropolitan Police Computer Crime Unit (CCU).
David Quainton Apr 29 2005 4:30PM Security
Vulnerabilities to be ranked by NIAC group

Vulnerabilities to be ranked by NIAC group

Representatives from Microsoft, Qualys and Cisco are supporting plans for a National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC) Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
David Quainton Apr 29 2005 2:19PM Security
Jericho urged to become more than talking shop

Jericho urged to become more than talking shop

A leading member of the Jericho forum has threatened to leave if the lobby group doesn’t become more than just a ‘talking shop’.
David Quainton Apr 29 2005 12:09PM Security
Cookson joins CCU exodus to Microsoft

Cookson joins CCU exodus to Microsoft

The Metropolitan Police Computer Crime Unit (CCU) is to lose another member of its staff to Microsoft.
David Quainton Apr 29 2005 11:21AM Security
Computer Crime Unit scoops top honours

Computer Crime Unit scoops top honours

The Metropolitan Police Computer Crime Unit (CCU) scooped the coveted Editor’s Award at this year’s SC European Excellence Awards ceremony in London.
David Quainton Apr 29 2005 10:52AM Security
Firms fall short in cybercrime strategy

Firms fall short in cybercrime strategy

Companies do not know how to handle cybercrime properly and criminals are let off the hook as a result, an expert has claimed.
David Quainton Apr 27 2005 10:32PM Security
Cyberterrorism - a dirty word

Cyberterrorism - a dirty word

Cyberterrorism is being overly hyped to gouge money out of the board, a leading security expert has claimed.
David Quainton Apr 26 2005 4:51PM Security
Huge rise in defacements prompts fiery debate

Huge rise in defacements prompts fiery debate

Web defacements rose by over a third in 2004, according to a new report. But security guru Bruce Schneier has claimed the attacks are just the action of “kids playing politics.”
David Quainton Apr 26 2005 3:48PM Security
Mobile phone viruses on the increase

Mobile phone viruses on the increase

52 viruses are capable of infecting mobile phones and some reports are suggesting the figure could even be as high as 71, according to the findings of a new study.
David Quainton Apr 25 2005 5:08PM Security
Backlash takes hold after hacker arrest

Backlash takes hold after hacker arrest

Hackers and crackers have hit back at the arrest of an allegedly reformed hacker by waging an internet war.
David Quainton Apr 22 2005 4:23PM Security
Vigilante worm hits music pirates

Vigilante worm hits music pirates

A worm has been created that attacks internet music pirates. Nopir.B spreads via peer-to-peer file-sharing systems disguising itself as a program that makes pirate copies of DVDs.
David Quainton Apr 22 2005 4:06PM Security
Lloyds takes swipe at home users

Lloyds takes swipe at home users

Lloyds TSB has hit out at Britons who don’t secure their PCs after a new survey revealed the extent of computer viruses.
David Quainton Apr 22 2005 3:24PM Security

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